Frontline report

Despite urgent pleas for military assistance and a Strategic Partnership Treaty signed just months earlier, Moscow watched from afar as US forces captured Maduro, adding Venezuela to a growing list of betrayed Russian partners.

Mandatory evacuation of 14 settlements marks shift in a previously quiet sector now treated as a potential new attack axis.

Already adapted for Western precision munitions, the jets enter combat almost immediately - striking the brief windows when Russian troops gather before attacks.

Bloomberg reports Russian arms deliveries to Madagascar, but the presence of the commander of notorious GRU Unit 29-1-55 reveals ambitions far beyond routine military cooperation.

The fire at the Saratov refinery, which occurred without a new strike, is one of the clearest signs of how degraded Russia's refining system has become - facilities are now shutting down under their own accumulated stress.

Ukraine is fielding over 40 ground-drone models this year while Russia, hemorrhaging vehicles, sends soldiers on horseback against machines with thermal sensors.

Ukraine's armored forces received a major boost as all 49 Australian-donated Abrams tanks arrived and immediately joined the fight in one of the war's most contested sectors.

Both infiltration attempts end in complete destruction of assault forces.

Second hub will coordinate air defense, artillery, and deep-strike deliveries to Ukraine's eastern and southern fronts.

Russia is placing combat veterans with a record of severe violence on merchant ships to deter foreign inspections, as the EU blacklists over 600 vessels and Sweden detains a sanctioned cargo ship.

New restrictions on dual-use goods and defense exports deal a significant blow to Moscow's sanctions evasion network, threatening production delays for Lancet drones, Kalibr missiles, and other weapons systems.

Recent figures underscore the scale of the catastrophe, with monthly losses hitting 31,000 personnel in November 2025 alone. In total, Russia has now suffered approximately 1,192,000 irreversible personnel losses since the start of the war.

With over 30 of the 80 vessels near Venezuelan waters already sanctioned, Washington signals it will no longer tolerate the shadow fleet model.